Portugal · Faro
Vale do Boi Velho
155 species and 20,116 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–November, with up to 110 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodlarkLullula arborea
European GreenfinchChloris chlorisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Perímetro Florestal do Barão de São João4 km157 species
- Mioto6 km150 species
- PN Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina – Cabranosa15 km215 species
- PN Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina – Vale Santo15 km199 species
- PN Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina – Ponta da Atalaia16 km191 species
- Ria de Alvor – área geral17 km253 species
All 155 species recorded here
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Great Tit Parus major
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Vale do Boi Velho?
September–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 110 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Vale do Boi Velho?
155 species, from 20,116 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Vale do Boi Velho in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Chaffinch, Common Chiffchaff, European Goldfinch, European Robin and Common Blackbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.